Six killed in second Pakistan chopper crash in over a month
Gulf Times
"A helicopter on a flying mission crashed late last night. Six personnel -- including two army majors (both pilots) embraced shahadat(martyrdom) in the crash," the military said in a statement.
Six Pakistan servicemen were killed in a helicopter crash in southwestern Pakistan, the military said Monday, the second deadly chopper incident in just over a month.
The helicopter went down near Khost, a small town in Balochistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran.
"A helicopter on a flying mission crashed late last night. Six personnel -- including two army majors (both pilots) embraced shahadat(martyrdom) in the crash," the military said in a statement.
No further details were given about the cause of the crash or type of aircraft. The area where the helicopter came down has not been hit by recent flooding.
